The Lounge is a web application for IRC that can be used with any web browser. Here's how to install it on a Ubuntu server.
Before installing any new software on your Ubuntu server, it's important to update the system to ensure that everything is up-to-date. Run the following command to update the system:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
In order to run The Lounge, we need to first install node.js and npm. Run the following command to install them:
sudo apt install nodejs npm
Once we have node.js and npm installed, we can now install The Lounge. Run the following command to install The Lounge globally:
sudo npm install -g thelounge
Before we can start using The Lounge, we need to create a configuration file. Run the following command to create a default configuration file:
thelounge config generate
This will create a default configuration file in ~/.lounge/config.js.
Now that we have installed and configured The Lounge, we can now start it. Run the following command to start The Lounge:
thelounge start
You can access The Lounge by pointing your web browser to http://
Congratulations! You have successfully installed The Lounge on your Ubuntu server. You can now use The Lounge to chat on your IRC channels with any web browser.
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